| Blue Coast Records | |
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| Founded | 2007 (2007) |
| Founder | Cookie Marenco Jean Claude Reynaud |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | San Francisco Peninsula |
| Official website | bluecoastrecords |
Blue Coast Records was founded byproducer/engineerCookie Marenco and French engineer Jean Claude Reynaud in 2007.[1] The label is known for using theDirect Stream Digital hi-resolution format, using the labels’ proprietary recording technique Extended Sound Environment (E.S.E.).[2] Artists includeKai Eckhardt,Tony Furtado,Rob Ickes, and others. The label is closely associated withOTR Studios, arecording studio located on theSan Francisco Peninsula.[1]
Blue Coast Records was founded byproducer/engineerCookie Marenco and French engineer Jean Claude Reynaud in 2007.[1] The first record from Blue Coast Records,Blue Coast Collection, was released in anSACD format.[3] Marenco also founded OTR Studios, arecording studio located on theSan Francisco Peninsula. OTR also serves as the home base for Blue Coast Records.[1]
Thelabel is known for their 96k andDSD hi-resolution downloads and their monthly special events, where they record musicians live and hours later make the music available for download.[4] Most of their recordings are done using 2"analog tape, and using the labels’ proprietary recording technique Extended Sound Environment (E.S.E.). Releases are always recorded in the studio without the use of headphones,overdubs or digital effects.[2]
The following artists are on the label as of November 2013.[5]